The real problem is when GQ starts hawking tight tailored clothing under the pretense of slimness:http://men.style.com/gq/fashion/slid...ay=false&cnt=1
That slideshow shows:
1)a jacket with crazy tightness lines at the waist
2)trousers with tightness in the crotch and pockets flaring out
3)another absurdly tight jacket and trousers
5)the tightest trousers yet. Note also comically short jacket.
Throughout, sleeves are consistently wrinkled from tightness. Remember that this is an unnaturally thin male model--if this clothing is tight on him, who is it made for?

Thus, even if the slim-fit trend has its advantages for those of us who know what we're doing, it will inevitably have bad results in the form of men who think tightness=cool.

If I'm not mistaken, I just flipped through an issue that suggested to shop for a suit you needed to "find one that fits, and then buy the next size down."

Silly me and my tailoring bills - I've been doing it all wrong!

I'm going to assume (i.e. hope) that what they're getting at is that most people misjudge which size fits them and pick something too big (which is often true), and they're suggesting this a a workaround.

I'm going to assume (i.e. hope) that what they're getting at is that most people misjudge which size fits them and pick something too big (which is often true), and they're suggesting this a a workaround.

It was in the latest issue, it reads to size down until you know the jacket is clearly too tight and then go up one size. Perhaps a reasonable approach to help with getting away from the baggy issues as a workaround. Sounds like a reasonable approach to those who don't know where to begin.

It's not the clothes that I have a problem with. It's the obsession over the term "slim." There are things labeled as slim fit that simply aren't. People are too worried about whether something is labeled as such rather than if it actually fits. I've seen people choose an inferior piece of clothing that fits terribly but was labeled as slim over a perfectly well fitting piece of clothing that was not labeled as such. What would happen if we simply got rid of the phrase "slim fit?" My guess is that people would actually start judging clothes by fit rather than labels.

The times matter though...I think one would not look exactly chic dressed in trousers anywhere near as loose as though worn by the Duke of Windsor, who was more concerned about being elegant than hip, a concept to which most of us do fall victim.

On a slim person, a trim may be best, but tight is better than baggy, unless the baggy is done in a particularly avant-garde manner. You can't just wear standard, loose-fitting, trousers and expect to look hip - maybe respectable and gentlemanly.

The times matter though...I think one would not look exactly chic dressed in trousers anywhere near as loose as though worn by the Duke of Windsor, who was more concerned about being elegant than hip, a concept to which most of us do fall victim.

On a slim person, a trim may be best, but tight is better than baggy, unless the baggy is done in a particularly avant-garde manner. You can't just wear standard, loose-fitting, trousers and expect to look hip - maybe respectable and gentlemanly.